Legal Opinion
Tuepker v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 6, 2007No. 06-61075PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
This case arises from the unprecedented destruction brought to the Mississippi Gulf Coast by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. The hurricane completely destroyed the home of plaintiffs-appellees-cross-ap-pellants, John and Claire Tuepker (“the Tuepkers”). Their residence and the property contained therein were insured by defendant-appellant-cross-appellee, State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (“State Farm”). When State Farm refused to compensate the Tuepkers for their losses, the Tuepkers on November 21, 2005 sued State Farm in the district court below, federal…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- In Re Katrina Canal Breaches LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
- Havens Realty Corp. v. ColemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Nixon v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Leonard v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
- Robert Gladney v. Paul Revere Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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